Curtain-fixture.



No. 653,484. Patented July 10, I900.

R. MGCULLUUGH.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

(Application filed Jan. I7, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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NITED STATES ATENT Fries.

RICHARD MOOULLOUGH, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO FRED MCOULLOUGH, OF SAME PLACE.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,484, dated July 10, 1900. Application filed January 17, 1900; rial No. 1,747. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD MoOUL- LOUGH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improve-v ments in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in curtain-fixtures, and has for one object to construct a fixture of this character which will permit of a person cleaning the window without disengaging the curtain after the same has been placed in proper position and to permit of the curtain being removed from the window, so that a person can get an unobstructed view of the street lvithout injury or disengagement of the cur- Afurther object of my invention is to construct a fixture of this character which will be simple in its construction, ornamental in appearance, strong, durable, and efficient in its use, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in View the invention finally consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved curtain-fixture as connected to a window, the bottom portion of the window being broken away. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my improved curtain-fixture, showing the position of one of the front sections of the fixture when operated. Fig. 3 is an enlarged crosssectional view of my improved curtain-fixture. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the curtain-supporting rods. Fig. 5 is a top plan View, partly broken away, of a modified form of fixture. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of curtain-supporting rod.

Referring to the drawings by reference-nu m'erals, 1 indicates a rectangular supportingframe which is secured at its back, as at 2, to the top of a window-frame 3 and has the front thereof formed into two sections 4 5, which are connected to the sides by means of hinges 6.

' 7 indicates a supporting-brace which is secured centrally of the frame, and it is provided with a downwardly-extending hangerarm 8, having a securing-spring 9 secured to the lower end thereof. Each side of the brace 7 is provided with a keeper 10, in which is pivotally mounted a pulley-wheel 11.

The front of the back of the frame has connected thereto a pair of shade-brackets 12, in which is suitably mounted a longitudinally-extending shade-roller 13, while the sides are each provided with a supportinghook 14., and the inner faces of the sections of the front with a pair of similar hooks 15. These are adapted to support the curtain rods 16 17, the rod 17 being pivotally connected to the rod 16, as at 18 Each of the sections 4 5 is provided with a cord 19, suitably secured thereto, as at 20, for

opening the sections in the manner shown by the open section in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Each of the sections is further provided with a closing-cord 21, which is connected thereto, as at 22, and which operates over the pulleywheel 11.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, instead of forming the curtain-supportin g rodsin two pieces, as shown, or hinging the front to the sides, each of the sections is formed integral with the sides and each hinged to the back, as at 23, while the curtain-rod is formed of one piece, as shown at 24.. The sides and sections are enabled to be drawn back by means of the cords, as shown in dot ted lines in Fig. 5 of the drawings. Otherwise this construction is identical with the device as set forth in the other figures.

The operation of my improved curtainfixtureis as follows: Assuming that the shade is to be placed upon the roller 13 and the curtain draped upon the rods 16 and 17 or upon the rod 16 only and the device is in position as shown in Fig. 1, the shade is elevated upon its roller and the cord 19 grasped, pulling the section 5 outwardly, as shown in Fig. 2. This will allow any one to get near to the window for cleaning purposes or to obtain an unobstructed view through the window, or will permit, if the curtain is not upon the rod, of the draping of the same. By pulling upon the cord 21 the sections 5 will close to the position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and full lines in Fig. 1.

It is thought that the many advantages of my improved device can be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a rectangular frame having its front formed in a pair of hinged sections and provided with a supporting-brace, of a curtain-rod connected to each of said sections, means for opening said sections, means for closing said sections, and a spring adapted to retain said sections in a closed position, substantially as described.

2. In a curtain-fixture, the combination of a rectangular frame provided with a pair of hinged sections, a curtain-rod connected to each of said sections, means connected to the sections for opening the same and means connected to said sections for closing the same, and a spring suitably retaining the sections in position when closed, substantially as described.

3. In a curtain-fixture, the combination of a rectangular frame having its front formed in a pair of hinged sections, a supportingbrace suitably connected to said frame and provided with a downwardly extending hanger-arm, a spring connected to said arm and adapted to retain said hinged sections in aclosed position, a cord connected to each of said sections for opening the same, and a cord connected to each of said sections and said brace for closing said sections, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD MCCULLOUGII. lVitnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, WILLIAM E. MINOR. 

